Chicken Dry Rub – Whether you’re grilling, roasting or air frying chicken, this dry rub adds winning flavor each and every time!
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Have you ever taken chicken out of the freezer to thaw and wondered what the heck to do with it? I mean, there are SO many things you can do with chicken, but sometimes, you just aren’t feeling the creativity. You just want to bake the chicken and eat the chicken. Right? Or is that just me?
Sometimes I just need. . .easy. Don’t you, too? That’s when I bring out this Chicken Dry Rub. It’s a mixture of several different seasonings that when combined, just sing. And all I need to do, is. . .well, rub it on. I actually found this recipe on Food.com awhile ago and just had to try it out. Let me tell you what. It’s a winner.
I use this chicken rub for chicken breasts, chicken parts and whole chickens. You can use it when roasting chicken or baking chicken. If you have a turkey fryer or air fryer, this rub is a perfect complement. You end up with a super moist chicken that has a crispy, flavorful crust.
In fact, we use this rub most often when we’re using our turkey or air fryer. Even with the cayenne pepper, it’s not spicy. It’s perfect for even the little ones in the family.
It just makes preparing chicken so easy. . .and delicious. The recipe makes quite a bit, so I always put mine in a shaker bottle. The shaker bottle also makes it super easy to sprinkle on the chicken. Be generous with the rub. It’s so flavorful; so good.
Our entire family loves this recipe and I hope you do, too! Let me know in the comments if you try it!
Chicken Dry Rub
Whether you’re grilling, roasting or air frying chicken, this dry rub adds winning flavor each and every time!
- Category: Seasoning
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup kosher salt
- 1⁄4 cup paprika
- 1⁄4 cup onion powder
- 1⁄4 cup garlic powder
- 1⁄4 cup italian seasoning
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons garlic pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in air-tight storage container & enjoy!
Deborah Silva says
April 12, 2017 at 3:01 pmAbsolutely an excellent dry rub. It can go with so many foods.
I prepped the chicken with the rub and cooking it tonight and can’t wait to taste it.
Thank you so much
★★★★★
Sara says
April 13, 2017 at 8:07 pmI hope you enjoyed it!! Thanks so much for taking time to leave a comment!
Ann says
July 29, 2017 at 12:07 pmGoing to try this today for a chicken in my air fryer. First time doing a whole chicken.
Sara says
August 1, 2017 at 8:57 pmI’m anxious to hear how it turned out, Ann! Please share if you can. Thanks!
Christine Martinez says
September 8, 2018 at 4:11 amHi Ann. How did it go as I’m doing exactly the same thing tomorrow ?
Jan says
November 21, 2018 at 5:26 pmCould you share the brand of the air fryer you have? There are so many, and so many reviews. My husband so wants one, and I thought Black Friday would be the perfect time to get one. He specifically said he wants one that will roast a whole chicken. Thank you!
Sara says
November 21, 2018 at 10:28 pmHi Jan, I have the 5.3 quart power air fryer XL. You’ll see the words air fryer linked in the post and if you click on it, it will take you to a photo of the one I have! Good luck and I hope you find one. If you’d like to roast a whole chicken, you’ll want to at least have something 5+ quarts.
linda ferguson says
November 18, 2018 at 9:15 pmI have been looking for something to put on my drunk chicken
Marv Beachler says
December 10, 2018 at 5:51 pmI love my airfryer! Mine has a rotisserie in addition to shelves that are removeable should one want to use the rotisserie or a larger something. I use to have one with a pull-out basket. It lasted about a month and stopped working It wasn’t the high end AF but it was enough to sell me on a different model. I air fry a whole large pineapple and I use the rotisserie for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. It caramelizes the outside and then gets cut into spears with maple syrup lightly drizzled over. I’m making the chicken tonight and I’ll spatchcock it first. That way I can get a larger chicken. Thanks for the chicken and the dry rub recipes. PS… get an air fryer, you really won’t be sorry!
★★★★★
Sara says
December 10, 2018 at 10:40 pmThat pineapple sounds delicious, Marv!
Ruth Ann says
December 31, 2018 at 3:19 pm:'( No air fryer…is this like a basic season-all.
Sprinkle on frying chicken?
Rub on and roast chicken?
Sara says
January 13, 2019 at 9:11 pmYes! You can certainly use this for frying or roasting. I hope you like it!
Kathy says
January 27, 2019 at 12:32 pmI used the recipe to include the dry rub. I had to do 2nd side for 30 minutes instead of 20. It was moist and the flavor was amazing. We are a family of 7 and it was a big hit with our family.
★★★★★
Sara says
January 28, 2019 at 9:35 pmSo glad you enjoyed it!
Hick says
February 21, 2019 at 10:39 pmHi we used the dry rub on a big chicken we had and found it to be very salty… are you sure that we are to use 3/4 of a cup of salt ?? we are going to mix up more with out salt to balance it out …other then that we loved the flavor and never had a chicken so moist
Sara says
February 24, 2019 at 4:22 pmThe recipe is correct, and remember, this dry rub recipe makes a big batch that can be used on multiple whole chickens. I’m hoping you didn’t put the full recipe on one chicken. I can see how that would be quite intense! If you used the correct amount and still found it salty, then just lighten up on the salt next time you prepare it! Good luck!